Author, Martha Hall Kelly who also wrote Lilac Girls just gave me a good surprise with this new novel. I thought this book would be more of a beach read about women on the Vineyard for the summer, but it is not that at all.
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club is a historic novel about American troops training on the Vineyard during World War II. To set the scene we meet Mari Starward, a young woman in search of answers. In 2016 she travels from California to the Vineyard after the death of her mother. She found a name in her mother's belongings that leaves her with questions that send her east.
When she meets the reclusive Elizabeth Devereaux on her waterfront farm the past comes to meet the present. Devereaux, a famous painter sets up their easels and as they paint begins to tell the story of the Smith sisters. Telling the story of their experiences during 1942 on that very farm.
It is an interesting story of American troops, German U boats, friendship and love. The intrigue of spies and risk taking. Entertaining and compelling...
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